Please submit each document only once. That way you can reduce the cost.

Please note:

These documents must meet the requirements in form and content for all universities of your choice. The requirements may differ from university to university.

Yes. You can send application documents for several applicants at the same time.

Please note:

It must be clear which documents belong to which applicant. Use a separate envelope for each applicant, stating name and uni-assist applicant number on each envelope. Put all envelopes together into a larger envelope.

Yes. You may have your certificates sent to uni-assist directly from your educational institution (school / university / language school).

Yes. When you submit your documents, you will receive an automatic confirmation of receipt by email, generally within 24 hours after registration of your letter. If we do not have your email address, we will send you a confirmation of receipt by post.

uni-assist does not take any responsibility for loss or damage by post.

Evaluation phase & status

You will usually receive your evaluation result in 4 to 6 weeks – counting from the day on which we received your application and payment. We evaluate all applications received in order of their arrival.

As soon as we have evaluated your application, we will inform you of the result by email and by post. You will then find out if your application is complete since this can only be determined during the evaluation of your application.

Are you applying for the preliminary review documentation (VPD)? If so, you should allow more time for your application, because you generally still have to apply to the university directly using uni-assist’s VPD. The above-mentioned agreement does not apply to the VPD procedure.

You can check on the status of your application in your My assist account via the application overview.

You will find the current status directly below your desired course of study. The status will change once we have completely processed your application (or any documents you have submitted later).

Evaluation result & admission

We only forward applications that have been received with all documents complete by the end of the application deadline. If something is missing or has not been submitted in the right form, we cannot forward your application, unfortunately.

However, we will provide a list of what is missing or has not been submitted in the right form. If the application deadline has not expired yet, you can still complete your application.

Tip: Apply as early as possible, at least 8 weeks before the application deadline expires. That way you can still submit missing documents in time.

Are you applying for the preliminary review documentation (VPD)? If so, you should allow even more time for your application, because you still have to apply to the university directly using uni-assist’s VPD.

All documents must have been received by uni-assist before the application deadline expires. It matters when uni-assist receives the documents, not when you sent them. If an application has to be in paper form, it does not matter when you uploaded the documents in the online portal My assist. The handling fees must also be paid before the end of the application period.

If your documents or payment arrive after the deadline, we will be unfortunately unable to process your application successfully. This applies even if delivery of your shipment was delayed by the postal service provider or if the bank transferred the payment too late to our account.

We therefore recommend you to apply as early as possible, at least 8 weeks before the application deadline expires.

If you missed the deadline, please reapply for a later semester. You can find tips at: Reapplying.

No. uni-assist evaluates whether your application fulfils the prerequisites for admission. If it does, we will forward your application to the university‘s admission office.

The university examines the applications and decides on the admission. You will learn from the university whether you will be admitted and how to proceed.

Submitting missing documents

Have we already forwarded your application to the university? In this case, please ask the university’s admission office where to send your documents.

Are you applying for the preliminary review documentation (VPD)? If so, you should allow sufficient time for your application, because with uni-assist’s VPD, you still have to apply to the university directly.

We generally evaluate your additionally submitted documents 4 to 6 weeks after we have received them. We will again inform you of the results by email and by post.

You can check on the status of your application in your My assist account via the application overview. However, the status will change only once we have re-evaluated your application in its entirety and if the application is now complete.

Click on “My Account“, “Edit login details“ and enter your current email address and your current password. You can now enter your new email address.

You can enter a new password in the “New password“ field. You want to keep your password? Then simply enter your current password.

Confirm your changes by clicking on “Save.“

You can easily correct your personal information yourself using the menu option "My account" when logged in to your My assist account.

In this menu, first click on "Applicant information", then select "Edit applicant information" on the Personal Information page. You may now edit your information.

Confirm your changes by checking the box next to the required mandatory question and enter your password. To finish, click on "Send applicant information."

That is generally not necessary. It is important that you fill in your application form completely and truthfully. It does not matter if you make a typing error in your application form. Even if any of your details change, there is no need to submit a new application form.

Exception: The only time you should withdraw your application and create a new one via your My assist account is if you change your desired course of study before evaluation.

Important: Check the application deadline for your desired course of study before you withdraw your application and resubmit it. You have to submit the new application before the deadline expires.

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